Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Italy Report: Sicilian wine ups its game

Published: 30 July, 2024

James Bayley reports back from Sicilia en Primeur on the strength and resilience of the Sicilian wine industry.

Sicilia en Primeur 2024: Resilience and quality amidst challenging harvest

Published: 14 May, 2024

Over 90 international wine journalists convened in Sicily for the 20th edition of Sicilia en Primeur, an event attended by Harpers which united over 100 wineries in the region.

Premium agenda at Sicilia en Primeur as bottled exports hit new high

Published: 08 May, 2018

Bottlings of Sicilian wine rose 123% in the first quarter of 2018 (vs Q1 2017), reflected in both an ongoing trend to more premium exports and a reduction in bulk sales following the short 2017 harvest.

Influential Italian wine pioneer Renato Trestini remembered by trade

Published: 23 March, 2018

The UKs pioneering Italian wine champion Renato Trestini was remembered at his funeral yesterday (Thursday) for his role in establishing high-end Italian estates in the UK market from the early 1970s.